The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-08-27
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Mrs. B. w. Crane, of Towsontown, is spend
ing sometime with friends in Annapolis.
Mr.. w. S. G. Williams, of Long Green Valley
is spending the summer at Oar Harbor, Maine.
Mr.. Samuel .Appold Won Reisen, of Luther
Vile, sailed from Baltimore for Boston a few day
ago.
Milton W. Offutt, Esq, and wife left this wee
for Niagara Falls and other points of interest i
the North.
Mr.. Lewis J. Roberts, of Sherwood, N. C.
R., who had been i'll for some time, has almos
entirely recovered.
Mr.. S. Merryman Anderson, of New Free
dom, formerly of Baltimore county, was in Tow
sontown Wednesday.
Winfield J. Taylor, Esq, of the Baltimor
county bar, who has been in Europe for som
time, reached home this week.
Mr.. George Peerce, of Dulany's Valley, lef
this week for Cobb's Island, where he will enjo
weeks shooting and fishing.
Mr.. Augustus W. Bradford, Jr., of Baltimor
county, who has been on an extended pleasure
tour since June, returned home this week.
Mr.. Frank Kelbaugh, of the 9Th district, Bal
timore county, has gone to Chase county, Kansas
where he expects to remain six or eight months.
Miss Lizzie Griffin, daughter of Mr.. Joshu
Griffin, of Nebraska, formerly of Baltimore coun
ty, is visiting the family of Mr.. John Bond, il
Western Run Valley.
Judge Fowler and Mr.. VIM. Fitzhugh Whar
ton, will spend next week with Judge Waters
who will take them on driving tour through
Hartford county.
COL d. G. Mcintosh, Mrs Mcintosh and Mis-
Mcintosh, who spent several weeks at Narragan
sett Pier Saratoga and other Northern resorts
returned home on Tuesday.
The many friends of Mr.. James N. Hender
son, the we'll known Towsontown sewing machine
agent will regret to learn that he is suffering from
an attack of typhoid fever.
Mr.. John Nj. Whiteford and Misses Ell,
Whiteford and Annie Christopher, of Lauraville
Hartford road, who spent some time at Ocean City
Nd, have returned home.
Misses Ada Requardt, Ole Roes and MAUD
Ritter are visiting Misses Florence and Maud.
Rice, at their country residence, "Valley View
Cowpens, Maryland Central Roilroad.
AT the meeting of the American Bar Asso
citation, held at Saratoga last week, Col. Davit
G. Mcintosh, of TOwsontown, was elected 9
member of the local council for Maryland
Among the many callers at THE UNION Office
on Tuesday were VIM B. Sands, j. Glenn Nc
Comas, Philip S. Cross, John W. Hicks, J. R
Smith, G. W. Jones, Frank Smith, David A. Nc
Cauley, Charles L. Baughman, Thos N. Bull o
c., James Kane Joshua H. Parker, James N
Frederick, 7. Albert Kurtz, U. ]. Applegarth ant
others.
Mr.. Irving NJ. Scott, manager of the Union
Iron Works of San Francisco, CAL, has been Wis
son of the late Rev. John Scott and brother in
law of Mr.. Edwin Scott, of Western Run Valley
Mr.. Scott has been a resident of San Francisco
for many years and is prominent and success
full business man.
John Q. A. Herring, Esq, manager of Adams
Express Company, is spending the summer with
his family at the Landon House, Luthervile. His
son, Mr.. J. Woolford Herring, who has been sick
for a year, is now much improved He is mem
IL c-,,,k ortsn firm Of ~
& wilkins, Baltimore, and lie highly esteemed
young business man.
Property Transfers in BALTIC. County
Deeds, Leases, Mortgages, Bills of Sale, ETC., re-
ceived for record in the Office of the Clerk of the
Circuit Court for Baltimore county:
DEEDS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Geo. Greifensten e wife to JOS Wisner.
A. D. Clemens, Jr., wife to j. H. Aull.
NJ. NJ. Muller to j. II. Aull.
James Kennedy to NJ. L. Cunningham.
j. C. Watts to Louis Maier.
A. D. Clemens, Jr., & wife to A. D. Clemens, sr
A. D. Clemens, Jr., & wife to A. Gillen wife.
Philip johnson to Harriet Johnson.
VIM. Byery & wife to Mary E. Myers.
VIM. I. Rhodes & wife to A. NJ. Crabb.
John Seitz, ct al, to B. & o. R. r.
G. W. Hoshall & wife to Jefferson Sutton.
j. II. Peregoy to Hanson P. Jordan.
n. n. hlTSt, &C., W n. 1oOuiOhuiub'
Christian Wolf to c. W. Huber.
E. M. Morgan to VIM. Jenkins, &c.
Isaac Crowther, ST., & wife to j. G. Evans.
A. e. Bleakley, &C., ex., to VIM. M. Tobin.
E. Halstead & wife to John L. Crise.
r. o. Baden to Mary G. Fugette.
C. E. Spalding wife to Lucy A. Stephenson.
C. E. Spalding & wife to B. R. Stephenson.
F. P. X. Walsh to Alceas Hooper.
James Finnerty to r. r. Boarman.
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Joseph P. Livermore to c. P. Manning, trustee.
S. A. BonsalI to Timothy Riordan.
George Whitelock, atty, to James c. Swaine.
LEASES.
Canton Co. to Adam Hofferberth, Jr.
Wm Gambrll & wife to B. & O. r. R.
j. G. Hollyday to j. H. Peregoy.
ASSIGNMENT OF MORTGAGES.
Baltic Equitable Society, &C., to G. B Hunting.
Jacob M. Pearce to Milton w. Offutt.
MORTGAGES.
M. e. Mclaughlin to Waverly B. A., $3.50.
Andrew Gillen & wife to Waverly B. A., $500.
A. Hoferberth, Jr., to City Block B. A., 5000.
l. L. Belz & wife to franklin H. A., S1,170.
C. W. Huber & wife to Sycamore P. B. S., $500.
Wm'M. Tobin to A. E. Bleakley, $4,000.
F. Knobel & wife to Patterson P. B. u, 1892.
SamI Black wife to S. T. Beacham, &C., sc, OOO
J. j. Swaine & wife to Daniel Miller &C., $751; 200
r. S. Wilhelm to J. B. Kidd, 500.
BILLS OF SALE.
II. Torrance to E. G. Chcrbonnier, S1S3.
Mary A. Goss to VIM. C. Woods, $3.50.
A. Borneman to Reonhard Borneman. 81 ,073.
G. NJ. Manger to John Schultz, Jr., $4,000.
RELEASES.
D. w. Cameron to G. c. Noppenberger & wife.
D. w. Cameron to Elijah Collins
Wavery 3. A. to Melissa e. Mclaughlin.
Lewis f. Snyder to John F. Shafer & wife.
d q ND 70 T ali
Frederick Spindler to Fredk. Knobel & wife.
S. T. Beacham, &C., to S. Black wife.
Orville Horwitz to SamI Black wife.
Saml I. Beacham, &C., to Saml Black & wife.
Dan'l Donney to Rebecca o. Baden.
E. A. Stabler to John Matthews wife.
Towson Guards Tournament.-The ninth
annual tournament, under the auspices of the
Towson Guards, was held in Chew's Grove, Tow
sontown, on Wednesday afternoon. The atten-
dance not so large as expected owing, no doubt
to the threatening aspect of the weather in the
early part of the day, but everything passed of
most agreeably and it was altogether an enjoya-
BILE affair. Only six knights contended for the
honors and prizes, as follows: j. NJ Birmingham
C. E. Howard, John Howard Fred. Debaugh
Sam'l E. Sheppard and W. f. Baseman. The first
four named were successful and Mr.. Birmingham
crowned Miss Nellie Burke, queen Mr.. c. E. How.
ard crowned Miss Cora CALDWELL first maid Mr.
John Howard crowned Miss Julia Jarrett second
maid, and Mr.. Debaugh crowned Miss Annie
DUNCAN third maid. At the conclusion of the
regular fitting there was contest for gold media
offered by Capt. MCLEAN, which was won by John
Howard. The prizes were-frst, set of single
harness second, saddle; third, bride, and
fourth, buggy whip. Chas. E. Fendall, Esq
delivered the charge to the knights, and Alfred
w. Perre. ESQ.,, the coronation address. The
tournament was followed by dance in the large
pavilion in the the grove, which was kept up to 9
late hour.
How he "Struck Ile."-The Elicott City
Times of last week says "Gen. Charles P. Mon
tague's visions of suddenly acquired fortune
have been rudely dispelled and he is much dis
walking down ravine on his farm at Leicester hi
observed an oily substance lazily floating on thu
surface of puddle of water. Itlooked very mucf
like petroleum and he lighted it. Instantly FAM
shot three feet into the air. He was electrified
with excitement and visions of untold wealth
danced in front of his distorted optics. He though
that he had struck oil. He rushed to his neigh
Dor, Mr.. Robert Mitchell, and to him he related
his discovery of petroleum, and asked him to join
him in sending to Pennsylvania for borers witt
which to penetrate the earth in search of bidder
treasure. But Mr.. Mitchell was not so easily con
WINGED. Upon investigation it was learned that
colored man had accidentally broken q demijOhI
of coal oil near the puddle of water and that SOM
of it had found its way into the puddle where
being lighter than water, it remained on the sur